Recording
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Recording from an external
component
You can record from an external component,
such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to
one of the recorder’s external inputs.
1
Make sure that the component you
want to record from is connected
properly to the DVD recorder.
See Chapter 2 (
Connecting up
) for
connection options.
2
Press repeatedly to select one of
the external inputs to record from.
The current input is shown on-screen and in
the front panel display:
•
L1
– Input 1 / Auto Start Rec
•
L2
– Input 2 (front panel)
•
L3
– Input 3
•
DV
– DV input (front panel)
(DVR-640H-
S/DVR-541H-S only)
Check that the
Audio In
settings for
DV
Input
,
External Audio
and
Bilingual
Recording
are as you want them (see
Audio
In
on page 112).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
3
Set the recording quality.
• See
Setting the picture quality/recording
time
on page 35 for detailed information.
4
Select the HDD or
DVD for recording.
5
Press to start recording.
• The recorder will only start recording
from the
DV IN
jack if there is a valid
signal. Recording will also pause if the
signal is interrupted during recording.
• If your source is copy-protected using
Copy Guard, you will not be able to
record it. See
Restrictions on video
recording
on page 33 for more details.
Automatic recording from a
satellite tuner
If you have a satellite tuner or some other
kind of set top box connected to the
INPUT
1/AUTO START REC
input, you can have the
recorder start and stop recording
automatically with the timer settings of the
connected component. (If the other
component doesn’t have a built-in timer,
you’ll need to use it with an external timer
unit.)
1
After setting up for Auto Start Recording,
this recorder starts recording when it
detects a signal from the other component.
When the signal ceases, the recorder stops
recording.
If you want to use this recorder with the
timer features of your satellite tuner, see
Language code list
on page 133.
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
INPUT
SELECT
REC MODE
Note
1 You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:
– the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby.
– the HDD is not recordable.
– the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).
HDD
DVD
REC
HDD
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